Would not recommend buying ski boots in Hong Kong coz your problem likely to appear after you been skiing for a few hours/days. I rent my boots (new one) with a boot fitter on the first day arrived Meribel and test it for 1 week before I brought it. And they provide service to make your boots fit yo...

My experience in 2012 was not so good.:wall: As most of the runs are served by plumbers, only 1 chairlift and Gondola.....we found it hard to enjoy. My thighs were tired and shivering. I once quered up for 20 minutes, freezed my position in the plumber for 8 minutes but ski down the run in just 1 m...

Tried Chuo Taxi a few year ago, from Narita to Shigakogen Prince Hotel. It's reliable but driver didn't speak English. Since Shiga Prince Hotel is the last stop, taxi made many stops for others passenger before we could got off.

Last time we stayed in Novetel Queenstown which is right on the lake side and close to the Centre,yet not very noisy.Novetel has free ski/boots storage in the Lobby and also breakfast is included. I got 30% discount for "City Break" last year, this year is ----40%.
We were upgraded to "Lake View" an...

As a newbie, you probably need to hire" full set" which includes boots, ski and poles if you want to ski. Or boots and snowboard for snowboarder. And if you are not a skillful skier, you don't need "all mountain" ski pass.

Personally, I would prefer Hirafutei. It's a small traditional hotel and need some touch up for sure. But it's location is very good. It's along the slope to Ace Family Pair lift and ski-in ski-out (you can store boots and ski inside your locker). The rooms are small, like most of the Japanese hotel...